The proposals are among the dozens of requests from both counties, which are looking at securing $49.43 million from Triumph Gulf Coast Inc.

The non-profit organization oversees the dispersal of money to eight Gulf Coast counties in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Initiatives for workforce development and career training and key infrastructure improvements are also vying for money.

The lion’s share of Wakulla requests, $37 million, is being sought by the Tallahassee Community College-owned Wakulla Environmental Institute and its controversial business partner, the Panacea Oyster Co-Op.

Shell’s recent success in the US Gulf of Mexico includes its deepwater Dover discovery on Mississippi Canyon 612, reported last year, near its Appomattox platform. The well was drilled by the Deepwater Poseidon ultra-deepwater drillship. Sources: Shell, Transocean.

In lieu of the traditional shovel groundbreaking, Miami City Commission chair Ken Russell, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Miami city manager Emilio T. Gonzalez (pictured l-r) perform the ceremonial water toss to mark the start of the first Miami Forever Bond project tackling flooding and sea-level rise. (Photo by City of Miami Office of Communications)